Green Family Memories: May 2008

Monday, May 12, 2008

Tired (but happy) Feet

I had a very busy day today. It feels good to finally sit down and relax. Here's the rundown:

woke up late, struggled to get the kids up too
had breakfast, made lunches, read scriptures, family prayer
got the kids off to school
babysat Holly and Emmy while Biffy ran errands
paid the bills
dishes, sweeping, laundry (I did it in my pjs - one of Matt's pet peeves)
showered
birthday lunch for a girl in my book club
grocery shopping
picked up Will from Biffy's house (she returned the favor)
raked the dead spots in our lawn (thank-you Maggie) and spread grass seed in them
tried to figure out our dental insurance plan
got a call from Lauren - she missed the bus - I told her I'd be there as soon as Bradley got home
Bradley didn't come home - called all the neighbors to find him - no luck
plumber came by to fix the clogged toilet (of course, right when I needed to leave to find Lauren and Bradley)
found Bradley walking home from school - he'd missed the bus too, but didn't call
picked up Lauren 20 minutes after she'd called (she was patient)
paid the plumber $65 for getting out a dog bone that was lodged in the toilet (thank-you again Maggie)
helped the kids with homework, got them snacks, made sure their rooms were clean
consoled Bradley about a lost autographed Harlem Globetrotters basketball that disappeared in last night's storm
drove Bradley to lacrosse practice - took a detour to look for his ball downstream from our house
found the ball (can you believe it?) about 1/4 mile away, stuck in a small waterfall
tried to get the ball with a stick - no luck - I rolled up my jeans, went in after it and was successful
dropped a happy Bradley off at lacrosse
quick grocery stop for something I forgot earlier (this time with 3 kids and muddy, wet feet)
tried to clean the mud off my shoes
made dinner - leftovers
put a crying Will to bed
pulled some weeds and planted some vegetables
reheated dinner for Bradley when Matt brought him home
read with Lauren
put Will to bed, again
fed Owen - in fact, insert that in between every few lines
looked at my to-do list and wished I'd gotten more crossed off :-)

This morning I started off on the wrong foot and felt pretty overwhelmed with all I had to do. However, as the day went on, I got progressively happier. Now that I'm writing this post (trying to wind down) I realize that despite the craziness, I enjoy days like this.
Today was a good day.